Listening resources for independent English language learners

Yabla provides authentic English listening practice using interactive English language video from all over the English speaking world. Learn English with drama, interviews, documentary, music videos, and more.

In Business and work you can find materials aimed at helping you reach your professional aspirations by developing your English skills. You can find our series of podcasts and articles on a great range of business and professional topics, all accompanied by language practice activities to help you to improve your workplace English.

Voxopop talkgroups are a fun, engaging and easy-to-use way to help students develop their speaking skills. They're a bit like message boards, but use voice rather than text and a have a specialised user interface. No longer confined to a physical classroom, teachers and students of oral skills can interact from home, or even from opposite sides of the planet!

RhinoSpike is an online language learning community tool that lets users around the globe connect and exchange foreign language audio files. Get any foreign language text read aloud for you by a native speaker!

Enjoy learning and listening to English, free! Luke's English Podcast started in 2009 and is still going strong. With over 200 episodes, transcripts, videos and a special series on phrasal verbs, there is so much for you to use, and it's all free.

Listen to radio programmes in English. BBC radio includes radio programmes on a wide range of topics including news, sport, music, and drama. BBC iPlayer Radio - listen to live BBC Radio or catch up on the last 7 days of BBC programmes from across the UK and World Service.

American Stories for English Learners – improve your English by reading the texts as you listen to the stories. There are 57 fifteen-minute MP3 files. That is about 14 hours of listening. The Stories Sorted by Author.

Hi, I'm Angela, the creator of the Botanical Linguist site. I'm a freelance writer, linguist, and qualified English language teacher. I specialize in writing online course content, and blog posts and articles about business, education, and the English language. I’m also a writing coach for non-native users of English who want to blog better in English.